Castle Combe track day :) INFO PAGE 11

Post by **Gayno** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:12 pm

Damn Castle Combe is expensive!

I know of people that are doing days at Bedford, Blyton etc and paying about £130 for a full day!

Even still, I'd be up for £120 for the afternoon session to get going.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:13 pm

castle combe is a circuit isn't Bedford an old airfield?

Post by **Gayno** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:13 pm

Bludge wrote:So how does it work then? do we have set times to go on ect? how many people roughly?

As it's open pit lane, you go on whenever you like. There's normally a max number of cars on track, so you may have to queue up and wait until someone comes off before they let you on.

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:38 pm

theres normally around 20 cars on track tops, go on and off as you please overtaking rules are the same as japfest, ive not had to que more than a couple of minutes.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:47 pm

Wow got a few responses since iv been out (keeping up with my mates ep3

). Yea as said, 20 on a time, open pit lane. Get a list going, copy paste and add yourself as necessary

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:48 pm

1) Thebusofwoe

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 11, 2014 11:00 pm

1) Thebusofwoe
2) W1ggz

CrunchyAdams82 · Post by **CrunchyAdams82** » Sun May 11, 2014 11:13 pm

1) Thebusofwoe
2) W1ggz
3) Crunchy

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sun May 11, 2014 11:14 pm

1) Thebusofwoe
2) W1ggz
3) Crunchy
4) Bludge (depending on mot outcome)

Post by **SPYDOR** » Sun May 11, 2014 11:19 pm

Open pitlane is the best format. As per previous comments you just go out when you like, usually 20 cars maximum on track at any one time and you're never really queuing for more than a few minutes at most. The most time you spend off track is when people are red flagged for breaking down usually, or the odd spin/crash at quarry for those who are really driving well beyond their abilities.

You can really stay out as long as you like, I tend to do 15-20 laps in a session if I can but most usually do around 10. It's often quieter in the afternoon as a few people have left from breakdowns and others start leaving at 15:00-16:00 as they have had their fill for the day.

Really friendly atmosphere there as well. I was chatting with several different people and finding out about their cars and what circuits they recommend. Open pitlane also means you can be overtaking little hatchbacks and commuter cars then getting passed by Caterhams, Impreza's, Maserati's and other exotica.

Makes for a really exiting day and your driving skills will improve massively as you get a proper feel for what it's like to drive at the limit and how the tyres react.